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ARCHIVES OF THE INVINCIBLE IN AMERICAN MUSIC: TRACING TRANSPACIFIC CROSSING OF CHINESE OPERA

March 17, 2022, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Level 3, Room 302, Dodson Room, UB C Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

The defining tunes of the Chinese diaspora in the nineteenth century and the early twentieth were those of the Cantonese opera. This history, however, has been invisible largely due to the scarcity of Chinese materials in archives.  Its sonic imageries were also imprisoned by the mounting derision in historical English newspapers and travelogues. What were the patterns of networks and migrations that made Chinese opera a part of North American cultures?  How did border crossing, listening practices, and visual emblems constitute their sounding identity?  This talk offers readings against the grain and considers the ways that archives structure and frame not only our understanding of the past but how we enter into the present and future.   

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Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster

Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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